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Sunday, November 3, 2019

The destruction of Sydney’s cultural spaces is creating a city of ghosts by Arts Review

Sydney is a city of ghosts: so much of the historic building fabric of this city is gone. In 2016, controversy erupted when the state government refused to grant heritage status to the Siriu…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:54PM
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Powerhouse Museum announces NSW Creative Industries Residents by Arts Review

The Powerhouse Museum has announced the NSW artists, creatives, practitioners and organisations chosen for its inaugural creative industries residency program. The program was launched earli…

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Siblingship by Arts Review

Cabaret is the perfect medium for performers to showcase their talents. It allows them to highlight their strengths and reveal performing skills previously unknown to audiences through the r…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:22PM

JLF Adelaide Literature Festival returns for second chapter by Arts Review

The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival will once again make its mark on Australia when the second annual JLF Adelaide hosts three days of transnational celebration and cultural exchange at …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:15AM

Ragtime The Musical set to make Australian premiere by Arts Review

A powerful portrait of the birth of the American nation, filled with pageantry, emotion and optimism, The Production Company presents as its last show for 2019, the Australian premiere of Ra…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:35AM

The Year of Magical Thinking by Arts Review

Green Room Award winner Jillian Murray reunites with her L’amante anglaise Director, Laurence Strangio, to present Joan Didion’s extraordinary monologue, The Year of Magical Thinking, at…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:46AM

On the Couch with Laura Kroetsch by Arts Review

Who is Laura Kroetsch? I usually rattle off that I’m a curator of literary events. But really, I am a compulsive reader and hopeless book nerd. For as long as I can remember I have read be…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:14AM

Christos Tsiolkas: Damascus by Arts Review

A masterpiece of imagination and transformation, Christos Tsiolkas’ Damascus is a historical novel of immense power and an unflinching dissection of doubt and faith, tyranny and revolution…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:10AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Collecting Comme opens at National Gallery of Victoria by Arts Review

Celebrating the innovative designs and ongoing influence of contemporary fashion label Comme des Garçons, the National Gallery of Victoria presents the first exhibition dedicated to the tra…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:28PM

Australian innovation adds new sheen to Old Masters by Arts Review

Masterpieces by Rembrandt and van Dyck housed at the National Gallery of Victoria have been restored to their former glory and protected for years to come thanks to a special resin developed…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:24PM

SIX The Musical heads to Melbourne and Adelaide following Sydney season by Arts Review

Producers of the West End hit SIX The Musical have announced that the critically acclaimed musical will play Melbourne and Adelaide following its Australian premiere season at the Sydney Ope…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:39PM

Sydney Festival reveals 2020 program by Arts Review

Set to engage minds, stir souls and transform the city over three big weeks from 8 January, Sydney Festival has announced its blockbuster 2020 program – inviting audiences to discover the …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:57AM
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

On the Couch with Phoebe Porter by Arts Review

Who is Phoebe Porter? Phoebe Porter is a Contemporary Jeweller based in Canberra, Australia. Trained in gold and silver smithing, Phoebe’s work is strongly influenced by the Bauhaus and Co…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:48AM

The World According to Kevin McCloud comes to Australia in 2020 by Arts Review

BAFTA award winning broadcaster, TV host, writer, environmentalist, amateur balloonist and storyteller. Kevin McCloud is all that and a bit more that you don’t know about. Now it’s time …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:19AM

Christine Féret-Fleury: The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Arts Review

For fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Girl Who Reads on the Métro is the French phenomenon by Christine Féret-Fleury, ready to charm book-lovers e…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:45AM

STC calls for entries to the 2019 Patrick White Playwrights Award and Fellowship by Arts Review

Sydney Theatre Company is inviting applications from Australia’s talented playwrights for the 2019 Patrick White Playwrights Award and expressions of interest for the Patrick White Playwri…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:14AM

Circus Oz’s Sidesault at The Melba returns for 2019 by Arts Review

A festival of experimental circus, the third iteration of Circus Oz’s Sidesault at The Melba returns from 7 November to challenge and push the notions of contemporary circus. Featuring si…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:07AM

Real Festival set to shine a light in Penrith by Arts Review

A spectacular line-up of internationally celebrated performers, musicians and creative minds will shine their light in Penrith as part of this year’s Real Festival at the Nepean River from…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:17AM
Monday, October 28, 2019

Opera Australia extends Artistic Director’s contract to 2023 by Arts Review

Opera Australia has announced that Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM will continue in the role through to 2023 amid celebrations marking his ten years with the Company. Mr Terracini AM h…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:09PM

On the Couch with Kane Alexander by Arts Review

Who is Kane Alexander? Someone who loves a moody jazz bar with a Negroni in hand. An appreciator of art in all its forms. A daydreamer, storyteller and … What would you do differently to w…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:45AM

Shrek The Musical has found its Young Princess Fionas by Arts Review

Australia’s leading theatre producer John Frost has announced the five young actresses who will join the rest of the fairy-tale cast and share the role of Young Princess Fiona during the S…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:12AM

Creating meaning, identity and community through cultural placemaking by Arts Review

Urbis and Cultural Capital, cultural advisors and art producers for government and the development industry, are excited to announce they have formally entered a Strategic Partnership. The p…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:35AM

Il Viaggio A Reims by Arts Review

It’s not often that the conductor of an opera wins more applause than the cast, but that was what happened on the opening night of Il Viaggio a Reims in the Sydney Opera House. Australian …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:28AM

Poster Boy: A Memoir of Art and Politics by Arts Review

Peter Drew’s posters are a familiar sight across Australia – his Real Australians Say Welcome and Aussie campaigns took on lives of their own, attaining cult status and starting conversa…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:56AM
Sunday, October 27, 2019

MANSION – The Experience by Arts Review

Earlier this year, Bass Fam Creative brought us Matador – a beautiful exploration of love and lust through dance, circus, and burlesque. Despite Melbourne slipping out of summer then, the …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:29PM

Rouge by Arts Review

The emergence of spiegeltents in Australia has also led to the emergence of adult circus cabaret as a popular new genre. Rouge is an excellent example. Promising “a decadent blend of sensa…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:33PM

New Creative Career Pathways for young First Peoples by Arts Review

Young First Peoples looking to kickstart their creative careers will get the chance to work at some of Victoria’s most exciting artistic organisations thanks to support from the Andrews La…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:02PM
Saturday, October 26, 2019

On the Couch with Bass G Fam by Arts Review

Who is Bass G Fam? A passionate story teller. A dreamer. An eccentric creative director. Originally from a fine arts background, I run a creative agency; Bass Fam Creative, as well as writin…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:03AM

First Love is the Revolution by Arts Review

A bittersweet love story between a fox and a lonely teenage boy, Griffin Theatre Company presents Rita Kalnejais’ First Love is the Revolution in an Australian premiere season at the SBW S…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:38AM

Mike Parr: The Eternal Opening by Arts Review

One of Australia’s most rigorous and respected artists, Mike Parr, will stage The Eternal Opening – an installation exhibiting an actual art gallery as an art object in a gallery at Car…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:49AM
Friday, October 25, 2019

Sky’s the limit for street-style performers by Arts Review

One of Australia’s most adventurous performance companies is bringing its pioneering, high-intensity skate performance to the heart of Sydney for the first time. Presented as part of the C…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:58PM